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Method and arrangement for producing silage

US11882796B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Deere & Company · US

Inventors

CHRISTIAN VON HOLST · Hettenleidelheim, DE
STEFAN BROCKE · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 22, 2021
Grant date	Jan 30, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 16, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P60/87
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for silaging harvested crops includes distributing and compacting silage consisting of shredded foliage plants in a silo. The silo is then sealed and then fermented in the silo. At least one part of the silage is flushed with an inert gas after an aerobic phase of the fermentation is detected with a first sensor. The inert gas may also be introduced into the silage if a penetration of atmospheric oxygen is detected in the silage with a second sensor.

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